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Roseville Parks and Recreation Survey ................. Longmont, CO Street Sales Tax On the 2009 Longmont Policy Exploration Survey, respondents were informed that Longmont's current three-quarter cent sales tax dedicated for street improvement and maintenance, first approved by Longmont voters in 1986 and then again in 2005, was scheduled to end in December 2011. When asked the extent to which they supported or opposed various options for the tax, residents were most supportive (67% reported"somewhat"or"strongly"supporting this option) of extending the dedicated tax for another five years. About three in five (58%) were in support of extending the tax for another 10 years and about half(5 1%) were supportive of extending the tax permanently. Fewer (36%) were in favor of allowing the tax to terminate as scheduled. Overall, there was a net gain of support for the street sales tax in 2009. While there was more support for extending the tax for another five years when this question was asked in 2005, a higher proportion of 2009 respondents were in favor of extending it for another 10 years or permanently than were 2005 respondents. Table 2:Support for or Opposition to Options for Street Sales Tax, 2005 and 2009 Longmont's current three-quarter cent sales tax dedicated for street improvements and maintenance, first approved by > q (z CU CU Longmont voters in 1986 and most recently in 2005, is scheduled b9 3 to terminate in December 2011. Please indicate the extent to E E o o which you would support or oppose each of the following options for the tax. Extending the dedicated tax for another 5 years ending in 2016 23% 44% 13% 19% 100% Extending the dedicated tax for another 10 years ending in 2021 18% 40% 16% 26% 100% Extending the dedicated tax permanently 26% 25% 16% 32% 100% Allowing the tax to terminate as scheduled 20% 16% 27% 37% 100% Figure 1:Summary of Support for Opposition to Options for Street Sales Tax Compared Over Time Extending the dedicated 67% �IIIIIIIIIIIIII 2009 tax for another 5 years* 76% Extending the dedicated 58% 2005 tax for another 10 years* 45% Extending the dedicated 51% tax permanently* 33% Allowing the tax to terminate as scheduled 37% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percent of respondents reporting "somewhatil or "strongly" support *I 1 icates rat .ere statistically signffic&ntly differ&nt I betwe&n 2009&nd 200,1,5. Page 28